M&A drama: Endo takes on a spoiler role in the Valeant bid for Salix

Endo International Plc; Market Cap (as of 13/03/2015): $15.4bn Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Market Cap (as of 13/03/2015): $10.8bn Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl, Inc.; Market Cap (as of 13/03/2015): $63.9bn The pharmaceutical sector has turned into a war-zone again with of the bidding war between two aggressive dealmakers and two ex-colleagues: Mr. Read more…

All time record debt offering for Apple – the first since 1996

Apple, Inc. Market Cap (as of 03/05/13): $418.2 bn Transaction Size: $17.0bn   On the 30th of April Apple Inc.  has set a new corporate record. In fact, after having recently regained its position as the world’s most valuable company and having announced the largest share buyback in history, it sold $17bn of Read more…